Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2531-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2531-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
Research article
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09 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 09 Aug 2022

Projected impact of heat on mortality and labour productivity under climate change in Switzerland

Zélie Stalhandske, Valentina Nesa, Marius Zumwald, Martina S. Ragettli, Alina Galimshina, Niels Holthausen, Martin Röösli, and David N. Bresch

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We model the impacts of heat on both mortality and labour productivity in Switzerland in a changing climate. We estimate 658 heat-related death currently per year in Switzerland and CHF 665 million in losses in labour productivity. Should we remain on a high-emissions pathway, these values may double or even triple by the end of the century. Under a lower-emissions scenario impacts are expected to slightly increase and peak by around mid-century.
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